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Fixatives Chapter One

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37-40% Formaldehyde, distilled water   10% Aqueous formalin  
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Hypotonic   10% Aqueous formalin  
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May produce formalin pigments   10% Aqueous formalin  
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37-40% formaldehyde, calcium chloride, distilled water   Calcium formalin  
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REcommended to fix and preserve phospholipids   Calcium formalin  
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37-40% formaldehyde, ammonium bromide, distilled water   Formalin Ammonium Bromide  
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acid in nature   Formalin Ammonium Bromide  
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Recommeded for tissue of the CNS especially for the Cajal stain   Formalin Ammonium Bromide  
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Lyses RBC's   Formalin Ammonium Bromide  
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causes nuclei to give a positive schiff's reaction due to the feulgen hydrolysis fixation   Formalin Ammonium Bromide  
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37-40% Formaldehyde, Sodium acetate, distilled water   Acetate Formalin  
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This is one of the better formaldehyde solutions to use if one does not want to use a buffered reagent   Acetate Formalin  
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37-40% Formaldehyde, distilled water, calcium or magnesium carbonate   10% Neutralized formalin  
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Solution becomes acidic after withdrawal from the storage bottle   10% Neutralized formalin  
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37-40% Formaldehyde, distilled water, sodium phosphate monobasic, sodium phosphate dibasic   10% Neutral Buffered formalin  
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Recommended for routine formalin fixation   10% Neutral Buffered formalin  
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Hypotonic   10% Neutral Buffered formalin  
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pH is approximately 6.8   10% Neutral Buffered formalin  
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37-40% Formaldehyde, distilled water, sodium phosphate monobasic, sodium hydroxide   Modified millonig formalin  
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Isotonic   Modified millonig formalin  
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pH is around 7.2-7.4   Modified millonig formalin  
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has a dual purpose it can alsco act as a fixative for electron microscopy   Modified millonig formalin  
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Less cellular elements are extracted making paraffin sectioning more difficult   Modified millonig formalin  
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37-40% formaldehyde, absolute ethyl alcohol, distilled water   Alcoholic formalin  
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useful as a fixative on tissue processorsbecause it also begins dehydrating tissue   Alcoholic formalin  
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Sodium phsophate monobasic, sodium hydroxide, distilled water, gluteraldehyde   Gluteraldehyde  
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Make up before using   Gluteraldehyde  
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Most frequently used as a fixative for electronmicroscopy as prolonged fixation hardens tissues (two hours or less)   Gluteraldehyde  
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is an aldehyde like formalin but it is a dialdehyde   Gluteraldehyde  
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One aldehyde group cross links proteins, while the othere remains free to react with schiffs reagent   Gluteraldehyde  
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preserves ultrastructure better than aldehydes   Gluteraldehyde  
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Tissues fixed with gluteraldehyde can not be used in stains that use schiff's reagent   Gluteraldehyde  
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very corossive and all contact with metallic objects must be avoided   Mercuric chloride  
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is not used alone but is used in compound fixative bcuz it is a very powerful protein coagulant and enhances staining by leaving the tissue very receptive to dyes   Mercuric chloride  
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Its presence in tissue inhibits freezing so frozen sections are difficult   Mercuric chloride  
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fixation pigments cant be prevented when using mercury but it can be removed   Mercuric chloride  
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bcuz of hazards associated with it mercury has been replaced by zinc   Mercuric chloride  
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additive fixative   Osmium tetroxide  
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not routinely used in histopathology   Osmium tetroxide  
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primarily used to post fix specimens for electron microscopy to ensure preservation of lipids   Osmium tetroxide  
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can fix a small amount of fat so that the fat will be maintained during paraffin processing   Osmium tetroxide  
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only substance that is used as a fixative and a stain   Picric acid  
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coagulant fixative   Picric acid  
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strong enough acid to hydrolyze nucleic acid thereforeit can not be used to perform DNA and RNA stains   Picric acid  
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not a fixative of lipids or carbs   Picric acid  
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decalcify tissue with small calcium deposits such as breast   Picric acid  
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constituent of fixative for glycogen   Picric acid  
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wash out picric acid with 50% alcohol before processing   Picric acid  
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rarely used alone for fixation   Potassium dichromate  
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noncoagulant unless used in an acid solution, then it will act like chromic acid which is a coagulant   Potassium dichromate  
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chromium will attach to some lipids rendering them inslouble but it does not preserve them   Potassium dichromate  
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Preserves mitochondria but dissolves DNA   Potassium dichromate  
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chromate pigments can form but can be reduced by treating with an acidic alcohol solution   Potassium dichromate  
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have replaced mercury bcuz of its associated hazards   Zinc Salts  
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preserves tissue antigenicity, making digestion procedures unncessary   Zinc Salts  
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Superior nuclear detail and better paraffin infiltration than with formalin alone   Zinc Salts  
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B-5   Compound fixative  
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Bouin   Compound fixative  
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gendre   Compound fixative  
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Hollande   Compound fixative  
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Zenker and Helly   Compound fixative  
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Orth   Compound fixative  
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Zamboni   Compound fixative  
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Zinc formalin   Compound fixative  
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Mercuric chloride, sodium acetate, distilled water   B-5  
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fixative for hemaptopoietic and lymphoreticular tissues bcuz it demonstrates beautiful nuclear detail   B-5  
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remove mercury or pigments will occur   B-5  
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Good stain for IHC and most special stains except silver stains   B-5  
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picric acid(shrinking effect), 37-40% formaldehyde, glacial cetic acid(swelling effect)   Bouin  
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lyses RBC and dissolves iron and small calcium deposits   Bouin  
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excellent fixative form the trichorme stain   Bouin  
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Preserves structures with soft and delicate textures   Bouin  
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Formalin pigments can occur   Bouin  
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95% alcohol saturated with picric acid, 37-40% formaldehyde, glacial acetic acid   Gendre  
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alcoholic bouin solution excellent for preserving carbs expecially glycogen   Gendre  
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Wash excess picric acid with 80% alcohol   Gendre  
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Copper acetate, picric acid, 37-40% formaldehyde, distilled water   Hollande  
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Modification of bouin whic stabilizes RBC membranes and the granules of eosinphils and endocrine cells   Hollande  
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decalcify small bone specimens   Hollande  
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more widely used for GI tract bx   Hollande  
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Mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate,distilled water   Zenker helly stock solution  
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Zenker helly stock solution, Glacial acetic acid   Zenker  
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Tissue must be treated for mercury pigment if not treated, chromate pigments may also form   Zenker  
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Lyses erythrocytes   Zenker  
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Good nuclear fixative   Zenker  
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Good for performing mallory ptah   Zenker  
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Unsat for silver stains   Zenker  
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Zenker helly stock solution, 37-40% formaldehyde   Helly  
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Tissue must be treated for mercury pigment if not treated chromate pigment may also form   Helly  
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Formalin pigment may also occur   Helly  
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preserves erythrocyte   Helly  
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unsat for silver   Helly  
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Potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, distilled water, 37-40% formaldehyde   Orth  
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Not a good general purpose fixative   Orth  
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used to demonstrate chromaffin granules in the adrenal medulla   Orth  
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Paraformaldehyde, picric acid, sodium hydroxide, phosphate buffer   Zamboni buffered picric acid formaldehyde (PAF)  
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not widely used, is a good general fixative, allows for secondary fixation after osmium   Zamboni buffered picric acid formaldehyde (PAF_  
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zinc chloride, dionized water, 99% isopropyl alcohol, 37-40% formaldehyde   Alcoholic zinc formalin  
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Recommended as post fixative after NBF, antigenicity is enhanced and nuclear detail is improved   Alcoholic zinc formalin  
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antigenicity is enhanced and nuclear detain is improved   Alcoholic zinc formalin  
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Zinc sulfate, deionized water, 37-40% formaldehyde   Unbuffered aqueous zinc formalin  
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formalin pigments can be formed   Unbuffered aqueous zinc formalin  
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fix bx for 4-6 hours other tissues 6-8hours   Unbuffered aqueous zinc formalin  
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absolute ethyl alcohol, chloroform, glacial acetic acid   Carnoy  
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its ability to lyse erythrocytes is why it is used in cytology   Carnoy  
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preserves glycogen   Carnoy  
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picric acid, 37-40% formaldehyde   Rossman  
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similar to gender   Rossman  
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recommended for carbohydrates particularly glycogen   Rossman  
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glycogen is preserved by either trapping it within precipitated proteins or by being precipitated directly   Rossman  
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Chromic acid, osmic acid, acetic acid   Flemming  
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excellent cytoplasmic and chromosomal fixative, especially when the acetic acid is omited   Flemming  
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disadvantages, penetrates poorly, requires lenghthy washing and deteriorates rapidly   Flemming  
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